7 years ago

Something to think about (regarding My First Pet Stuff)

I just want to say before I start that I do not agree with this stuff pack and I will not be paying money for it.

That said, I do feel like EA think they can get away with this, simply because they did it 10x worse before, and it seems no one kicked up a stink about it, at all.

Just after Pets was released in 2011, EA released a compilation of the store sets in November. It came with a new self-feeding Pet bowl, and a new Aquarian, as well as some other items. The self-feeding Pet Bowl was the main attraction of the set.

EA asked $30 (yes, that's $10 more than a Sims 4 Game Pack) for this set if you wanted all 54 items.
There was a cheaper option for just 21 items and that was $14 (yes, $4 more expensive than a Sims 4 stuff pack, with one-third of the items).

On top of that, they charged $3.50 for 3 items. That's more than a $1 each for 3 Pet items.

Now, I'm not saying I agree with The Sims 4 MFP stuff, or that I'm saying "it's okay, because TS3 did it worse".

The point I'm making is, where was the outrage? All TS3 threads have people all excited and not complaining about how expensive it all is. No one was complaining that you needed TS3 Pets for this.

People should have spoken up. People shouldn't have accepted this.

Because, no wonder EA think it's okay to add DLC for DLC, because they did it before and no one cared.

And now they're doing the same thing, but offering 4x the content (SimGuruGraham even said the Pet outfits are in addition to the normal amount of CAS items we usually get) and no wonder EA think they can get away with it, because they've done so much worse.

The point of this thread is, if you don't agree with this practice, DON'T BUY IT ANYWAY. Because history will repeat itself, and EA will keep doing this over and over.

It's so frustrating to see people say "I don't agree with it but I'll buy it anyway". At least wait for a sale if you're keen. But please, don't get angry the next time EA do this, if you're one of the people who buy as soon as they can.

Let EA know you don't agree. Buying this at full price tells EA you agree. So don't.

(If you are happy, that's fine, buy as you wish. Obviously, LOL).

JackJack_Morris
7 years ago
This isn't a TS3 vs TS4 thread btw.

This is just showing that EA will keep thinking this is okay, if people keep buying.

(eg. The Sims 5 Pets comes around and EA do the exact same thing because people bought My First Pet regardless).
alanmichael1
Seasoned Hotshot
7 years ago
EA did this all the time with TS3. If you wanted a glass bowl for your fortune teller from Supernatural you had to buy it in the store. If you wanted your acrobats and magicians from Showtime to perform in a decent circus surrounding you could buy zillions of Cirque de Soleil with giant tents and crazy hair sets for approx. 68 billion dollars ;) . If you didn't buy Ambitions with its self-employed career feature, half of the content of most packs was worthless.
JackJack_Morris
7 years ago
"@alanmichael1;c-16367880" wrote:
EA did this all the time with TS3. If you wanted a glass bowl for your fortune teller from Supernatural you had to buy it in the store. If you wanted your acrobats and magicians from Showtime to perform in a decent circus surrounding you could buy zillions of Cirque de Soleil with giant tents and crazy hair sets for approx. 68 billion dollars ;) . If you didn't buy Ambitions with its self-employed career feature, half of the content of most packs was worthless.

Very true (it was very blatant), but I only included instances where you can't actually use content without the Expansion pack (Sims 3 Pets).
fullspiral
7 years ago
I absolutely hated the store and the prices it charged for added content. And I dont agree with this direction of stuff packs that are adding content that should have been in EPs.

They fooled me once ( sims 3) but they won't fool me again. Besides, this content is only good for family players and simkids. Not one of my YA sims would have a doggy desk, or anything from this pack. It does not appeal to me in the least so the last 2 stuff packs are a no-go for me.

I know how I play this game now and I know I can pick and choose what suits me.
alanmichael1
Seasoned Hotshot
7 years ago
"fullspiral;c-16367913" wrote:
I absolutely hated the store and the prices it charged for added content. And I dont agree with this direction of stuff packs that are adding content that should have been in EPs.

They fooled me once ( sims 3) but they won't fool me again. Besides, this content is only good for family players and simkids. Not one of my YA sims would have a doggy desk, or anything from this pack. It does not appeal to me in the least so the last 2 stuff packs are a no-go for me.

I know how I play this game now and I know I can pick and choose what suits me.

Today I built a house for the hamster and used all the things from Laundry Stuff - and I must say it's the most beautiful clutter that has ever been in the game. So even if you are not into family play you should give it a chance.
JackJack_Morris
7 years ago
"fullspiral;c-16367913" wrote:
I absolutely hated the store and the prices it charged for added content. And I dont agree with this direction of stuff packs that are adding content that should have been in EPs.

They fooled me once ( sims 3) but they won't fool me again. Besides, this content is only good for family players and simkids. Not one of my YA sims would have a doggy desk, or anything from this pack. It does not appeal to me in the least so the last 2 stuff packs are a no-go for me.

I know how I play this game now and I know I can pick and choose what suits me.

I agree with both of these points.

Also, so far, all of the Sims 4 content (minus the digital deluxe DLC) has been worth it to me. But i waited until the Digital Deluxe content was free before I got it, and I will do this with Pet Stuff too. Even if that means waiting for The Sims 4 to end.
JackJack_Morris
7 years ago
"@Simanite;c-16367946" wrote:
OMG yes, the Seeing Stars set came out the same week as Showtime and it looked straight out of it. And the surf station came out not long after Island Paradise.

When I brought it up, people said I was "reaching" lmao.

It doesn't help the point being made if people are angry at this Stuff Pack, but then not angry at The Sims 3 sets.

People seem to think that Stuff Packs aren't optional, as they always say the store was "optional".

A lot of the time, as @alanmichael1 pointed out, the EPs for The Sims 3 would cover the ground work for a lot of different content, but the store would offer the complete experience.

The Sims 3 & 4 EPs work very differently in a lot of ways, but that's another topic.

Case in point; You can't pick and choose when you get angry about it, because that sends mixed messages back to EA.

You either are happy with the idea, or you're not.
Omri147
New Spectator
7 years ago
"Simanite;c-16367946" wrote:
OMG yes, the Seeing Stars set came out the same week as Showtime and it looked straight out of it. And the surf station came out not long after Island Paradise.

Showtime itself was thought to be the missing half of Late Night... Wasn't a big fan of Showtime...
TimelordSnowy
7 years ago
hyuh..I never knew this..I only ever got two things for the store. The art gallery set with the glass blowing(So much regret now...coulda probably got something more worth whiel with that twenty bucks..) and the nursery set(Not as much regret because I love family in that game and the toddler stuff in game,,wasnt enough for me) I mean I knew a set had the auto pet feeder(I rememebr seeing it in a video and thinking it cme wiht the pack but it didnt) But I never knew anything beyond that 0-0 wow
Felicity_Bane
7 years ago
Dirty Sims 3 secret -- the game runs so much better if you don't have a lot of store content.

One thing I do remember is the outrage over the Sims 3 store when they sold store items that seemed to be yanked from an EP. The store didn't bother me so much, because, as I said earlier, it was difficult to pay full price for anything with sim points unless you tried. I do own the pet stuff, but I probably got it as part of that compilation which I probably got for very little $$ due to ads, buying large bundles of Simpoints (twice -- that's it), and buying stuff during the daily deal to make CYS (Complete your set) give even better deals.

Sims 3 Store was almost like a game in and of itself. How to get the most stuff for the least amount of money. But it did take time to do that. Now I have almost none in my game because, really, aside from premium content, the EPs have enough stuff that combined with CASt, there really isn't a need.